Transfer files from iMac to Mac Pro

[daveIT]

I have a 60GB HDD in my iMac Rev C. I was wondering how to transfer some of my files over (about 30-40 GB worth). Can I get a crossover Cat-5 and do it over Ethernet? Can I do it with USB somehow?

Should I just take the drive out of the iMac and stick it in the Mac Pro? Although I think the iMac HDD is IDE not SATA...

 

[Fearless Leader]

usb no.
firewire yes.
ethernet yes.

you dont even need a special ethernet cable. The macs reconfig stuff internally to make it happen with the standard cable.

 

[daveIT]

usb no.
firewire yes.
ethernet yes.

you dont even need a special ethernet cable. The macs reconfig stuff internally to make it happen with the standard cable.

Ah...that's cool. I guess it will be Ethernet since this ol' beast doesn't speak Firewire. Thanks.

 

[Eidorian]

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58583

Rev. C ouch. Ethernet it is.

 

[Fearless Leader]

Ah...that's cool. I guess it will be Ethernet since this ol' beast doesn't speak Firewire. Thanks.

wait you mean the crt's? wow did you upgrade from it to a mac pro?

 

[daveIT]

wait you mean the crt's? wow did you upgrade from it to a mac pro?

LOL...yeah do you remember those? I plan to order a Mac Pro...I have just been having trouble getting into the ADC store (another post!) so I have to order from work.

We've had the Rev C for years and years. I recently started doing photography work so I need something that doesn't take hours to render changes.

I think I might see a little bump in performance.

 

[FF_productions]

I think I might see a little bump in performance.

That made my day.

 

[Fearless Leader]

...I think I might see a little bump in performance.

maybe just a little.

will the computers be on the same network? If so you could just transfer over it.

 

[daveIT]

That made my day.

I'm sure my G3 266MHz will still smoke the Intel when using Photoshop...hurry up Adobe!

 

[daveIT]

No I'm ghetto

maybe just a little.

will the computers be on the same network? If so you could just transfer over it.

I just have my DSL modem with 1 port so I'll just have to do Ethernet.

 

[Fearless Leader]

I just have my DSL modem with 1 port so I'll just have to do Ethernet.

o well worth a shot. You could on the other hand still keep both computers connected to the net, since the mac pro has two ethernet ports.

 

[daveIT]

o well worth a shot. You could on the other hand still keep both computers connected to the net, since the mac pro has two ethernet ports.

Hmm...never though of that...brings a whole other meaning to playing with yourself...

 

[Fearless Leader]

Hmm...never though of that...brings a whole other meaning to playing with yourself...

well thats nice... (walks away slowly from mbp...)